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Messums Gallery

Where are you on nostalgia in art?

09/01/202513/12/2022 by John

Recently I was sent the catalogue for an exhibition of the work of the late Norman Neasom. He is not one of the best-known of English artists, but clearly somebody who built during his life-time a very solid reputation for his lovely pencil and wash drawings. I believe that he began to build his reputation … Read more

Categories Blog Tags English pastoral, Messums Gallery, Norman Neasom Leave a comment

The Yoxman cometh!

09/01/202506/09/2022 by John

A second highlight of the Laurence Edwards exhibition we visited at the week-end was the film presented by the artist of the creation and siting of his recent work, The Yoxman.* This is a bronze sculpture of a standing male, 26 ft. high, located in a field outside the Suffolk village of Yoxford. The film … Read more

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Laurence Edwards at the Messums Gallery

09/01/202505/09/2022 by John

The purpose of our recent trip down to Wiltshire was to visit the exhibition of work by the sculptor Laurence Edwards. I had never heard of him before I received a catalogue from Messums, not regularly taking an interest in sculpture. As soon as I opened the catalogue, however, I knew that whatever else I … Read more

Categories Blog Tags Bernini's "Apollo and Daphne", Laurence Edwards, Messums Gallery Leave a comment

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